Enter Values and Formulas

For many functions, the values are entered directly in the dialogue window of the functions. Here you can select one of the last used values by activating the list box or call up a context menu with further functions by clicking with the right mouse button in the input field. For example, you can paste values from the clipboard, copy values to the clipboard, undo entries, retrieve distances and angles from the construction or delete the course. In addition, you can use the calculator to enter values and the formula editor to enter/edit more complex formulas.

You end the input with the left mouse button, with the ENTER key of the keyboard or with OK.

Please note:

• All entered values are evaluated in the current unit of measurement of the current model drawing.

• HiCAD is preset so that the point is used as the separator for decimal numbers. However, you can also use the comma as the decimal separator. HiCAD automatically converts this to the "point" separator. This also applies when entering values in formulas, e.g. when using the feature technology.

• A value entry can also contain user and system variables as well as arithmetic expressions.

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Pocket calculator

Special keys
	Deletes the input step by step
	Clears the complete content of the input field
	Moves the cursor 1 place to the left to the left
	Moves the cursor 1 place to the left to the right
	Places the cursor at the start of the input
	Places the cursor at the end of the input
	Is used to take distances and angles from existing construction objects. Alternatively, you can also call these functions in the context menu, which you activate by pressing the right mouse button in the input field of the calculator. The functions of the distance and angle menu displayed here are the same as the identically named functions in the Information menu. The 3-D Distances menu also provides the Tracing lines function, which enables you to transfer the spacing of the tracing lines of a steel engineering beam.
	Hides the keyboard area of the pocket calculator.

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Pick distances/angles in the drawing

Use the same-named context menu functions to pick Distances or Angles from the drawing. The functions of this menu are identical with those in the Information function group. In the 3-D distances menu, the additional Draft lines option is available, which allows you to pick the distance of the tracing lines of Steel Engineering beams and profiles.

Distance, 3-D		Angle, 3-D		Distance, 2-D		Angle, 2-D
	Distance, 2 points		Angle, 2 edges		Distance, 2 points		Angle, 2 lines
	Distance Point - Edge		Angle, 3 edges		Horizontal distance, 2 points		Angle, Line - Angle
	Distance, 2 edges		Angle, Edge - Plane		Vertical distance, 2 points		Angle, 2 points - Axis
	Edge length		Angle, 2 planes		Line length		Angle, 3 points
	X-distance, 2 points		Angle, Edge - X-axis		Distance Point - line		Central angle
	Y-distance, 2 points		Angle, Edge - Y-axis		Distance, 2 lines
	Z-distance, 2 points		Angle, Edge - Z-axis		Arc radius
	Distance Point - Plane		Angle about axis
	Distance Edge - Plane		Aperture angle
	Distance Plane- Plane
	Diameter
	Arc radius
	Tracing lines

User Variables • System Variables • Information